Homicide or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Parole Eligibility and Penalties
Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Specifying that certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by motor vehicle or vessel are violent crimes for the purpose of parole eligibility; increasing penalties for certain crimes involving homicide or life-threatening injury by motor vehicle or vessel; and establishing a subsequent offender penalty for causing life-threatening injury by operating a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner.
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Testimony (27)
MGA witness listFAV 23FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Grammas, Carolynn | Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Bjorklund, Kurt | Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Gilbert, Patrick | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kroll, Steven | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Oral |
| FAV | Clark-Braverman, Bryna | Mothers Against Drunk Driving | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sterling, Jaymi | St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Giordano, Hassan | State's Attorney for Baltimore City | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Erickson, Kurtlobbyist | Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bourdon, Lauren | Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | scales, gary | “SB0087” and is titled “Homicide or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel –Parole Eligibility and Penalties.” | Oral |
| FAV | Carozza, Senator Mary Beth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Moore, Megan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Murphy, Daniela | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Palermo, Natalie Rachel Rock | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Carozza, Senator Carozzalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| UNF | Stofa, Tamara | Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | Kirsch, Anne | PREPARE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Behler, Dylan | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVErickson, KurtWashington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP)Registered for: Washington Regional Alcohol Program